Mara Cheetahs

[Stephen Earle]

7D
1/2500
F 6.3
ISO 400
70-200 2.8 IS

Tried my hand at something different. Any comments appreciated.

[denise ippolito]

Stephen, I can't help but saw WOW! Fantastic shot. The pano crop and soft gradient color tones in the BG make this lovely. I like seeing the adult clearly and surrounded by her young, very nice image.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Stephen,

Denise said it... WOW! Fantastic shot. Tonal processing is superb. Good, no, Great show!

I'd love to hear some of the back story of this shot...

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Stephen, beautiful shot. Love the pano and the tones.

[Judy Howle]

Awesome! I love the composition and the toning!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Stephen, this is incredibly beautiful! I love the composition, the crop and the colors.:)

[Christopher Miller]

Wow! What a WOW image, Stephen! :) The pano composition with the cheetahs looking across the sweeping vista is simply stunning, and the vintage color tones take it over the top. Very well done!

[Kerry Perkins]

Super image Stephen! I hope you try something different more often and show us the results. This is beautiful on all fronts and I really appreciate your sharing of it here. Love the intimate family scene, the vast expanse of natural element, and the perfect toning. The pano aspect is super.

[Stephen Earle]

Thanks everyone for your comments. I've mentioned elsewhere that we had the absolute priveledge of following a mother cheetah and her six cubs for a week while in the Masai Mara.

On this particular day they all decided to climb this tree and they stayed in it for quite a while. We got to work the scene for more than half an hour so I tried every shot I could imagine.

Somehow these soft tones and the conversion manages to convey the story and feel of the Masai Mara.

[Ken Watkins]

Stephen,

This is a wonderfully evocative image, I would love to find out how you did it.